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» Families in Business, Volume 2, Issue 6, 2002
If respondent is an owner of the business.

12a. Did you go into business yourself, with a family member, or with a non-family member?

Response Small, employing family-business owners Small, employing business owners, excluding non-owner managers
1 Self/Alone 28 44
2 With family member 62 38
3 With non-family member 8 17
4 Family and non-family member 2 1
5 DK/Refuse 1 1
Total (%) 101 101
N 319 629

Notes: Sixty-two (62) percent of small, employing family-business owners went into this business with a family member(s) (Q#12a). Thirty-eight (38) of small, employer business owners went into this business with a family member(s) (Q#12a).


Volume 2, Issue 6, 2002
ISSN - 1534-8326

William J. Dennis, Jr.
NFIB Research Foundation



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